Twa Airlines Arizona & Nevada Travelogue Grand Canyon / Las Vegas 62934 (1954)

Synopsis

TWA Flight To The Sun Country is a color documentary film about getting out of the cold and going to Arizona on vacation. It was copyrighted in 1954 by Trans World Airlines, a major American airline from 1924 to 2001, owned by Howard Hughes. Narration was by Earle Luby. Produced by RKO-Pathe, Inc., an American film production and distribution company from 1928 to 1991. Views of desert cactus and the Grand Canyon ( 0:07 - 0:22 ). Intro ( 0:26 - 0:52 ). Shoveling snow ( 1:22 - 1:28 ). Family discusses going to Arizona by TWA to go where its warm ( 1:35 - 2:38 ). The family boards a TWA airplane in the snow ( 2:47 - 2:54 ). A Lockheed L-749 Constellation airplane ( 2:55 - 3:09 ). Interior of the plane ( 3:10 - 3:32 ). Meals served on the plane ( 3:33 - 3:59 ). They land at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, land of the sun ( 4:07 - 4:46 ). They drive away in a 1954 Pontiac convertible ( 5:01 - 5:14 ). Desert view of mountains ( 5:23 - 5:25 ). Arizona Palm trees ( 5:28 - 5:31 ). They arrive at an Arizona ranch ( 5:35 - 6:13 ). They go to a casa, a little adobe cottage ( 6:14 - 6:32 ). Sunbathing by the pool ( 6:34 - 6:43 ). Swimming in the swimming pool ( 6:44 - 7:06 ). Playing tennis ( 7:29 - 7:44 ). Playing golf on a beautiful course ( 7:45 - 8:44 ). Visiting Scottsdale’s stores and buying western wear ( 8:46 - 10:17 ). Horseback riding over the desert ( 10:19 - 11:10 ). Saguaro cactus along the trail ( 11:11 - 11:34 ). Chuck wagon food, yum ( 12:06 - 12:32 ). Cowboy…

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Running time

26 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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